“Affected employee” means a full-time employee who begins his or her regular workday at a single worksite covered by the commute trip reduction plan between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least 12 continuous months; and who is not an independent contractor. Seasonal agricultural employees, including seasonal employees of processors of agricultural products, are excluded from the count of affected employees.

“Affected employer” means an employer that employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single worksite covered by the commute trip reduction plan who are scheduled to begin their regular workday between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least 12 continuous months. Construction worksites, when the expected duration of the construction is less than two years, are excluded from this definition. (Also, see definition of “employer.”)

“Alternative mode” means any means of commute transportation other than that in which the single-occupant motor vehicle is the dominant mode, including telecommuting and compressed work weeks if they result in reducing commute trips.

“Alternative work schedules” means programs such as compressed work weeks that eliminate work trips for affected employees.

“Base year” means the 12-month period which commences when a major employer is determined by the city to be participating in the CTR program. The city uses this 12-month period as the basis on which it develops commute trip reduction goals.

“Base year survey” or “baseline measurement” means the survey, during the base year, of employees at a major employer worksite to determine the drive-alone rate and vehicle miles traveled per employee at the worksite. The city uses this measurement to develop commute trip reduction goals for the major employer. The baseline measurement must be implemented in a manner meeting the requirements specified by the city.

“Carpool” means a motor vehicle occupied by two to six people traveling together for their commute trip resulting in the elimination of at least one motor vehicle commute trip.

“Commute trip” means a trip made from a worker’s home to a worksite (inclusive) on weekdays.

“Commute trip vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee” means the sum of the individual vehicle commute trip lengths in miles over a set period divided by the number of full-time employees during that period.

“Compressed work week” means an alternative work schedule, in accordance with employer policy, that regularly allows a full-time employee to eliminate at least one workday every two weeks by working longer hours during the remaining days, resulting in fewer commute trips by the employee. This definition is primarily intended to include weekly and bi-weekly arrangements, the most typical being four 10-hour days or 80 hours in nine days, but may also include other arrangements. Compressed work weeks are understood to be an ongoing arrangement.

“CTR” is the abbreviation of commute trip reduction.

“CTR plan” means the city’s plan and chapter to regulate and administer the CTR programs of affected employers within its jurisdiction.

“CTR program” means an employer’s strategies to reduce affected employees’ drive-alone and VMT per employee.

“Custom bus/buspool” means a commuter bus service arranged specifically to transport employees to work.

“Dominant mode” means the travel mode used for the greatest part of a commute trip.

“Employee transportation coordinator” means the person designated responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring an employer’s CTR program.

“Employer” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district or other individual or entity, whether public, private, for profit or nonprofit, that employs workers.

“Exemption” means a waiver from any or all CTR program requirements granted to an employer by the city based on unique conditions that apply to the employer or employment site.

“Flex-time” means an employer policy that provides work schedules allowing individual employees some flexibility in choosing the start and end time, but not the number, of their working hours.

“Full-time employee” means a person, other than an independent contractor, whose position is scheduled on a continuous basis for 52 weeks for an average of at least 35 hours per week.

“Good faith effort” means that an employer has met the minimum requirements identified in RCW 70.94.531 and this chapter and is working collaboratively with the city of Lynnwood to continue its existing CTR program, or is developing and implementing program modifications likely to result in improvements to its CTR program over an agreed-upon length of time.

“Implementation” means active pursuit by an employer of the CTR goals of RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.555 and this chapter as evidenced by appointment of an employee transportation coordinator (ETC), distribution of information to employees regarding alternatives to drive-alone commuting, and commencement of other measures according to its approved CTR program and schedule.

“Major employer” means a private or public employer, including state agencies, that employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single worksite who are scheduled to begin their regular workday between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekdays for at least 12 continuous months.

“Major employer worksite” or “affected employer worksite” means the physical location occupied by a major employer as determined by the city.

“Major employment installation” means a military base or federal reservation, excluding tribal reservations, or other locations designated by the city, at which there are 100 or more affected employees.

“Mode” means the means of transportation used by employees, such as single-occupant motor vehicle, rideshare vehicle (carpool or vanpool), transit, ferry, bicycle, walking, compressed work week schedule and telecommuting.

“Notice” means written communications delivered via the United States Postal Service with receipt deemed accepted three days following the day on which the notice was deposited with the Postal Service, unless the third day falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case the notice is deemed accepted the day after the weekend or legal holiday.

“Peak period” means the hours from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (inclusive), Monday through Friday except legal holidays.

“Peak period trip” means any employee trip that delivers the employee to begin his or her regular workday between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive), Monday through Friday except legal holidays.

“Proportion of drive-alone trips” or “drive-alone rate” means the number of commute trips over a set period made by affected employees in single occupant vehicles divided by the number of potential trips taken by affected employees working during that period.

“Ride matching service” means a system which assists in matching commuters for the purpose of commuting together.

“Teleworking” or “telecommuting” means the use of telephones, computers, or similar technology to permit an employee to work from home, eliminating a commute trip, or to work from a work place closer to home, reducing the distance traveled in a commute trip by at least half.

“Transit” means a multiple-occupant vehicle operated on a for-hire, shared-ride basis, including bus, ferry, rail, shared-ride taxi, shuttle bus, or vanpool.

“Transportation demand management (TDM)” means a broad range of strategies that are primarily intended to reduce and reshape demand on the transportation system.

“Transportation management association (TMA)” means a group of employers or an association representing a group of employers in a defined geographic area. A TMA may represent employers within specific city limits, or may have a sphere of influence extending beyond city limits.

“Vanpool” means a vehicle occupied by from five to 15 people traveling together for their commute trip resulting in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle trip.

“Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee” means the sum of the individual vehicle commute trip lengths in miles made by affected employees over a set period divided by the number of affected employees during that period.

“Week” means a seven-day calendar period, starting Monday and continuing through Sunday.

“Weekday” means any day of the week except Saturday or Sunday.

“Writing,” “written,” or “in writing” means original signed and dated documents. Facsimile (fax) transmissions are a temporary notice of action that must be followed by the original signed and dated document via mail or delivery. (Ord. 3255 § 2 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 2741 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 2273 §§ 1,  2, 1999; Ord. 1930 § 1, 1993)